[Treatment of bone disease caused by gastrectomy].

Abstract

Gastrectomy is undergone mainly in patients with gastric cancer. Bone diseases(osteoporosis and osteomalacia)caused by gastractomy are associated with weight loss, calcium and vitamin D inadequancy, and malnutrition. Most patients after gastrectomy have multile risk factors of bone diseases and subsequently are at a higher risk for fractures. In particular, sex hormone deficiency and aging enhance the risk for fractures. The management of bone diseases caused by gastraectomy include adequet intake of calcium, vitamin D and protein, sunlight exposure, and regular weight-bearing exercise, as well as non-smoking and avoiding excess alcohol drinking. The patients at a high risk for fractures shoud be treated with bisphosphonates.

• Authors: Jun Iwamoto
• Journal: Clinical calcium (Clin Calcium) Vol. 25 Issue 11 Pg. 1681-8 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 0917-5857 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 26503874 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Bone Density
• Bone Diseases (complications, epidemiology, prevention & control)
• Dietary Supplements
• Exercise Therapy
• Fractures, Bone (prevention & control)
• Gastrectomy (adverse effects)
• Humans